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Overview
The Performance Response Journal is a collection of responses to dance and performance presented in Chicago. Initiated by dance artists Joanna Furnans and Hope Goldman in 2016, PRJ was created to:
- hear what people think about the dance/performance work they see, create, or participate in
- encourage audiences to engage in honest, creative, and critical thinking in response to the vast array of dance/performance work in our communities
- honor the artists who are creating and presenting dance/performance work with thoughtful and unique feedback
- provide a forum for dance/performance writing by authors who are not specifically “critics”
- offer a space for community members to reflect on the vitality of our artistic home
The Performance Response Journal is not:
- limited by word count, timeline/deadline, or point of view
- evaluated by an editor: all submissions should be self-edited by the author
- anonymous: use your voice, use your name, consider the consequences
- interactive: commentary on the writing presented here should be expressed elsewhere
To submit a response, email performanceresponsejournal@gmail.com:
- your name and a short bio
- the response
- the title of your response
- a corresponding image with image credit
- (if applicable) details of the performance (artists/venue/date) to which you are responding